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1 or more/day | 1 or more/week | 1 or more/month | 1 or more/year | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 16,674 | 6,645 | 37.2 | 36.2-38.2 | 7,756 | 48.8 | 47.8-49.9 | 1,588 | 9.9 | 9.3-10.5 | 146 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.0 | 539 | 3.3 | 2.9- 3.7 |
-Piedmont NC | 9,394 | 3,829 | 37.6 | 36.2-38.9 | 4,333 | 49.0 | 47.6-50.4 | 868 | 9.4 | 8.7-10.3 | 81 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.0 | 283 | 3.2 | 2.7- 3.8 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 3,417 | 1,144 | 31.7 | 29.6-33.8 | 1,742 | 52.6 | 50.3-54.9 | 379 | 10.9 | 9.7-12.4 | 34 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.4 | 118 | 3.8 | 3.0- 5.0 |
Female | 5,977 | 2,685 | 43.2 | 41.6-44.9 | 2,591 | 45.5 | 43.9-47.2 | 489 | 8.0 | 7.1- 8.9 | 47 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.9 | 165 | 2.6 | 2.2- 3.2 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 7,320 | 3,082 | 39.1 | 37.6-40.6 | 3,312 | 47.6 | 46.1-49.2 | 663 | 9.6 | 8.7-10.6 | 59 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.0 | 204 | 2.9 | 2.4- 3.5 |
African American | 1,499 | 533 | 34.1 | 30.8-37.6 | 702 | 48.5 | 44.9-52.0 | 184 | 12.0 | 10.1-14.3 | 20 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.2 | 60 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.7 |
Other Minorities | 536 | 191 | 30.8 | 26.0-36.0 | 307 | 61.6 | 55.9-67.0 | 17 | 3.3 | 1.7- 6.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.3 | 19 | 4.0 | 1.9- 8.5 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 549 | 206 | 34.4 | 29.4-39.8 | 318 | 59.5 | 53.8-65.0 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.6- 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 3.1 | 1.2- 7.6 |
Non-Hispanic | 8,839 | 3,619 | 37.9 | 36.5-39.3 | 4,013 | 47.8 | 46.4-49.3 | 855 | 10.2 | 9.3-11.1 | 81 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.1 | 271 | 3.2 | 2.8- 3.8 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 426 | 136 | 30.1 | 24.7-36.1 | 225 | 55.5 | 49.3-61.5 | 51 | 10.4 | 7.5-14.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.5 | 12 | 3.7 | 1.8- 7.5 |
25-34 | 1,320 | 472 | 34.5 | 31.4-37.8 | 642 | 50.0 | 46.6-53.4 | 142 | 10.1 | 8.2-12.3 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.2 | 52 | 4.7 | 3.3- 6.7 |
35-44 | 1,855 | 676 | 35.4 | 32.7-38.1 | 919 | 50.5 | 47.6-53.3 | 188 | 10.3 | 8.7-12.2 | 16 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 | 56 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.0 |
45-54 | 1,793 | 648 | 35.0 | 32.4-37.8 | 884 | 50.8 | 47.9-53.7 | 180 | 9.9 | 8.3-11.8 | 24 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.3 | 57 | 2.8 | 2.0- 3.9 |
55-64 | 1,693 | 737 | 42.1 | 39.3-44.9 | 733 | 45.0 | 42.2-47.9 | 159 | 9.3 | 7.7-11.2 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.1 | 55 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.1 |
65-74 | 1,256 | 588 | 46.8 | 43.5-50.1 | 533 | 43.3 | 40.0-46.6 | 96 | 7.6 | 6.0- 9.6 | 10 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 | 29 | 1.7 | 1.1- 2.6 |
75+ | 1,006 | 557 | 53.9 | 50.1-57.6 | 373 | 39.1 | 35.5-42.9 | 48 | 4.3 | 3.1- 6.0 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 | 22 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.6 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,428 | 482 | 31.1 | 27.4-35.1 | 701 | 53.1 | 48.9-57.1 | 154 | 8.9 | 7.1-11.1 | 14 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.8 | 77 | 6.0 | 4.1- 8.9 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,662 | 1,015 | 35.3 | 32.9-37.8 | 1,198 | 47.2 | 44.6-49.9 | 334 | 13.0 | 11.4-14.9 | 32 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.7 | 83 | 3.3 | 2.5- 4.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,245 | 897 | 36.6 | 33.9-39.3 | 1,063 | 50.1 | 47.2-53.0 | 202 | 9.6 | 8.0-11.5 | 19 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 | 64 | 3.1 | 2.2- 4.2 |
College Graduate | 3,044 | 1,427 | 43.2 | 41.0-45.4 | 1,367 | 47.7 | 45.5-50.0 | 177 | 6.7 | 5.6- 8.1 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.0 | 57 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 993 | 387 | 35.3 | 31.0-39.8 | 418 | 48.2 | 43.5-52.9 | 124 | 10.7 | 8.4-13.4 | 12 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.9 | 52 | 4.9 | 3.5- 7.0 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,579 | 580 | 33.2 | 29.9-36.7 | 774 | 52.5 | 48.7-56.2 | 150 | 9.2 | 7.2-11.7 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 | 63 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,112 | 427 | 35.8 | 32.1-39.7 | 520 | 47.4 | 43.4-51.5 | 117 | 10.2 | 8.1-12.7 | 12 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.7 | 36 | 5.2 | 3.0- 9.0 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,240 | 464 | 35.5 | 31.8-39.3 | 589 | 48.1 | 44.4-51.9 | 145 | 13.0 | 10.8-15.7 | 16 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.7 | 26 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.1 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,292 | 572 | 39.9 | 36.5-43.4 | 584 | 48.3 | 44.8-51.9 | 102 | 8.4 | 6.6-10.5 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.1 | 25 | 2.9 | 1.7- 4.8 |
$75,000+ | 1,787 | 789 | 40.3 | 37.6-43.1 | 835 | 49.8 | 47.0-52.7 | 121 | 7.7 | 6.3- 9.5 | 11 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 | 31 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.6 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 2,741 | 1,086 | 36.7 | 34.2-39.2 | 1,213 | 46.5 | 43.9-49.1 | 300 | 11.4 | 9.8-13.2 | 24 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.3 | 118 | 4.6 | 3.6- 6.0 |
No | 6,452 | 2,655 | 37.6 | 36.0-39.2 | 3,046 | 50.3 | 48.6-52.0 | 543 | 8.7 | 7.8- 9.7 | 56 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.1 | 152 | 2.7 | 2.1- 3.4 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,118 | 424 | 36.3 | 32.6-40.1 | 543 | 50.2 | 46.4-54.1 | 105 | 9.8 | 7.8-12.3 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.1 | 41 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.7 |
Non-Veteran | 8,273 | 3,404 | 37.7 | 36.3-39.2 | 3,788 | 48.9 | 47.4-50.4 | 763 | 9.4 | 8.6-10.3 | 76 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.1 | 242 | 3.2 | 2.7- 3.9 |
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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.
** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
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